head to head
vs
Orcs Must Die! 3vsPlanet Coaster
Orcs Must Die! 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Planet Coaster leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Orcs Must Die! 3Planet Coaster
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Orcs Must Die! 3 leans harder on execution: War scenarios add active combat pressure
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 8
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.